diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index c2679bfe7f665..d23138b87af31 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ static void qeth_l2_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 		qeth_l2_set_offline(cgdev);
 
 	if (card->dev) {
+		netif_napi_del(&card->napi);
 		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 		card->dev = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index afebb9709763b..0513d11b741e5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -3337,6 +3337,7 @@ static void qeth_l3_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 		qeth_l3_set_offline(cgdev);
 
 	if (card->dev) {
+		netif_napi_del(&card->napi);
 		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 		card->dev = NULL;
 	}